The Diabetes Revolution Podcast

Worried about blowing it on an upcoming trip?  I got you. Vacations are a wonderful part of life.  We all need planned time off to recreate and relax.  However, vacations can be scary if you are learning to live a lifestyle that isn't centered around food anymore. For many of us, food has been a major source of pleasure and entertainment.   So, how do you NOT go completely off the rails and u...

We have all had that moment where we freak out about an upcoming event that we think need to lose weight for.  Maybe it's a beach vacation, a wedding, or a reunion. We feel desperate to lose the weight so that we can feel OK being seen.  So, we panic and either do something drastic such as a very restrictive diet, or we do nothing because we are paralyzed by overwhelm. In this episode, I expl...

You may have heard that ketosis is dangerous.  You may have been told that people with type 2 diabetes shouldn't be in ketosis.  This is profoundly stupid advice.  In this episode, I'm going to teach you why nutritional ketosis isn't anything like diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).  I'll explain how ketosis is a natural human condition with major advantages like weight loss, increase...

We can all use a hack to help us win more and lose less. These tips and tricks will help you bring your sugars down faster, stop them from rising so high and so quickly, and give you better trends over time. It's hacks like these that add up to more control over your blood sugar levels than ever before. Listen and learn, my friends! Click here to learn more about The Diabetes Revolution Onlin...

Failure is part of the process.  It's required to become successful in reversing Type 2 diabetes (or achieving anything difficult).  The problem is that most people don't know how to handle mistakes or failures.  They beat themselves up and give up all too often.  They make it mean they can't do it. The skill I want to teach you today is one of the most important to becoming resilie...

Running into trouble is bound to happen when you're on the life journey of taking care of your health.  How do you stay focused and committed?  How do you create a rock solid commitment that takes quitting completely off the table? I know the answer.  In this episode, I will teach you how to commit and then demonstrate how I do this in my own life to create the results I desire for myself. It...

If sugar and you are no longer friends, what about alternatives to sugar?  Is it OK to use Splenda?  Or monkfruit?  Are these safe? Dang good question! Let's talk FACTS about non-nutritive sweeteners and sugar alcohols.  There are so many now on the market. I'll give you the down low on what they are, whether or not they are safe, and the things to think about to determine if you want to...

The term "sugar" isn't as straightforward as it sounds.  There are many different types of sugar, from table sugar to the sugar found in fruit and even in dairy. Is it all bad for us?  Is there a certain kind that is better than others? In this episode, I break down the topic in an easy-to-understand, actionable way so that you understand how different sugars affect your diabetes.  ...

What do you do when you don't want to take more and more medications?  How do you navigate decisions when you and your doctor have different goals for your healthcare? What do you do when your doctor seems judgmental of your decisions?  How about when they tell you that you won't be successful? Unfortunately, many find themselves in these uncomfortable and even confrontational situations...

Do you like to do things perfectly?  What happens when you don't? In this episode, I show you how perfectionist thinking leads to getting stuck, procrastinating, and even self-sabotage.  Why do we do this?  Let me explain why being "perfect" is so important to us. And, of course, I teach you how to stop. You don't have to be perfect to be healthy.  You don't have to be per...

You may have heard that blood sugars spikes after meals wreak havoc on your body, doing untold damage.  Seeing your blood sugar rise 40+ points after eating feels terrifying when you believe this. But is it true? Today, I describe what a blood sugar spike is and then look to published research to validate this claim that measurable damage to your body is being sustained. What I explain might surpr...

Everyone who has insulin resistance has some level of inflammation in the body.  Chronic inflammation drives insulin resistance and weight gain.  Wouldn't it be important to know how to recognize it and identify what is causing it?  That's what we get into in this episode.  And of course, we don't stop there.  We are all about solutions on this podcast!  I give you simple, actionabl...

We've all been there: we were doing so well until we fell off the wagon, and we can't seem to get back on. We feel so stuck.  We keep making poor choices and are lost at how to pull it together.   This episode is for you.  This one skill of getting back on track is MONUMENTAL.  Because, let's face it: we're all going to screw up sometimes.  It's part of the deal.  Failure...

Who hasn't felt like they are fighting with their body at times?  This can be the daily experience for someone with Type 2 diabetes.  Blood sugar roller coasters and the symptoms that come with them make living with diabetes a nightmare. This podcast explores why believing your body is broken and living in conflict with it makes taking care of it impossible. I want you to make an important sh...

Every one of us who is trying to lose weight or stop overeating salty and sugary foods knows darn well what restriction and deprivation are. We have had those moments where everyone else is enjoying something we know we will regret eating if we indulge.  And it's typical to experience not only restriction and deprivation, but also self-pity and resentment. This is absolutely one of the reason...

There is a hot debate out there about what causes insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes: Is it dietary fat or is it sugar and starches? I've been immersing myself in the world of whole-food-plant-based diets for reversing Type 2 diabetes.  This is essentially the OPPOSITE of what I traditionally teach.  This diet is very high in carbs (from whole foods like grains, potatoes, and fruit) and v...

How many times have you told yourself that you "did this to yourself?"  It's common for people with Type 2 diabetes to blame and shame themselves for having this problem.  All my clients have some amount of this going on, and I've been here myself. This kind of thinking keeps us stuck in a lonely place, asking ourselves why we can't seem to get out of the rut.  In this epi...

All of us have gotten off track before.  And sometimes, we get stuck.  We can stay stuck for days, weeks, even months before we decide to get back on track. Why is this happening?  I want to give you the understanding you need in order to shorten that time and get back on track ASAP. When we're stuck, and even in our day-to-day life, our brains will object to us taking the actions we KNOW we...

For you to be able to reverse Type 2 diabetes, do you think your food has to be boring or even disgusting?  Do you feel a lot of resistance to getting control of your blood sugars because you think you will have to give up all your favorite foods--and you just can't? This is all rooted in a belief that "healthy food sucks."  And it's a lie.  Today, I talk about how impossible i...

The A1c seems like a big deal.  It is used to diagnose pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes.  It seems to determine whether or not your doctor is happy or wants to make changes to your medications. But what does it even mean?  Let me answer this question and explain why it's useful and when it's not. Want to estimate your own A1c?  Use this calculator. Click here to apply to work with Dr. Sa...

I once had a client tell me that he just needed to exercise more to solve his problem with Type 2 diabetes.  This is a misconception that I want to address today.   Let's talk about why exercise alone does not reverse Type 2 diabetes.  I also explain how to use it strategically as a tool, and then we get into what kind of exercise is the best for Type 2 diabetes. Having a hard time applying w...

Hunger is painful and downright scary.  Many of us eat to avoid hunger and certainly don't have enough willpower to resist it for long. I want to teach you in this episode why your hunger might be unnaturally intense and how to correct out-of-control hunger so that you can lose the weight and reverse your diabetes. Once you learn how to do this, you won't have to experience painful, urge...

Both physical and emotional stress cause high blood sugars.  In this episode, I explain how different types of stressors cause insulin resistance and worsen blood sugar control. But even better--I teach you numerous tools to help you quickly shift out of the survival mode that is slowly destroying your body.  I teach you the reasons why they work and how to apply them. It turns out that taking car...

There is no need to hurry up and "fix" Type 2 Diabetes.  In fact, trying to do this work quickly has many pitfalls and downright feels terrible. If it takes you 6 months or a year to reverse Type 2 Diabetes, this is a short time in comparison to the time it takes for the body to develop this disease.  Trying to go fast usually feels bad physically and takes a toll mentally, often leading...

The standard dietary advice that Type 2 diabetics get from most medical doctors and dieticians in the US is terrible.  It can actually propel your disease process forward. In this episode, I explain what this advice is so you can recognize it, why it doesn't work, and where it comes from. If you've been following this bad advice and gotten bad results, I'm so glad you've landed...